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Sports federations and the Olympic Committee

There are sports federations for people with disabilities, operating at both national and regional level. Furthermore, the Spanish Olympic Committee also coordinates all types of sport for people with disabilities.

The Canary Islands Federation of Sports for People with Disabilities

This Canary Islands federation promotes sport amongst those with disabilities.

The federation currently has categories for people with different disabilities such as a physical disability, blindness and those with a visual impairment, cerebral palsy or people with a hearing disability.

The federation also covers an extensive list of sports. Amongst others, the following feature: athletics, basketball, cycling, skiing, football, hockey, swimming, judo, tennis and boccia (a version of petanque for people with a disability).

The Spanish Federation of Sports for People with a Physical Disability (FEDPDF)

The Spanish Federation of Sports for People with a Physical Disability (FEDPDF) is a private body that brings together the physically disabled, technicians (with or without a disability) and sports associations and disability federations from the Autonomous Regions.

Amongst the sports included in the federation we find athletics, cycling, badminton, basketball, cycling, fencing, skiing, football, weightlifting, equestrian sports, swimming and sub-aquatic activities.

Spanish Paralympic Committee

The Spanish Paralympic Committee coordinates all sports activities for people with a disability within Spain, in collaboration with the National Sports Council.

The five Spanish sports federations form part of the Paralympic Committee and organise all competitive sport in Spain according to the particular type of disability, boasting a total of more than 13,000 affiliated sportspeople.

The federations are

For further information

The Canary Islands Federation of Sports for People with Disabilities
Website: www.federacioncanariadpd.org

The Spanish Paralympic Committee
Website: www.paralimpicos.sportec.es


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